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Uploading a long video to YouTube

  • 28-07-2010 4:29pm
    #1
    Qualitymark
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    I'm trying to upload a long video I've taken to YouTube, and got the message "Your video has been removed because it is too long". It's 1.88MB and 21 minutes long.

    How can I upload it successfully? It's my first attempt at uploading.


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  • #2
    PaulPinnacle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 447 ✭✭PaulPinnacle


    Qualitymark wrote: »
    "Your video has been removed because it is too long". It's 1.88MB and 21 minutes long.
    For a standard account, the limit is "10 minutes".

    The obvious alternatives here are either upgrading your account (I'm not familiar with the details, but I know I've seen references to 'director' accounts that allow longer videos. It may or may not be suitable for you) or upload as two videos and combine them with a playlist. (if you google for "youtube longer than 10 minutes" for example, you'll get lots of 'guides' on doing the latter)


  • #3
    Qualitymark
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    Thanks, PaulPinnacle. I split it into three in the end:

    Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqJ70VeTZmQ
    Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reLOYROPC8Q
    Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV3NqR5DAx0


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    I think the actual limit is 11 minutes but 10 minutes is the documented limit. I uploaded a video which was 10:04 and it was accepted.

    I believe the restriction was brought in because the majority of videos longer than 10 minutes were copies of TV shows.


  • #5
    Qualitymark
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    I uploaded it fine but a friend tells me it stops and starts and buffers - probably because it's a .mov file - anyone know how to change this to an .flv file on a Mac?


  • #6
    AMPSound
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    Qualitymark wrote: »
    It's 1.88MB and 21 minutes long.

    How is the file so small? A 21 min video in 2 megs? 1.88GB maybe?

    Oh and YouTube converts your video for you - so it wont make a difference what format you upload it in in the first place.


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  • #7
    Qualitymark
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    I wonder why it's buffering for my friend then. Odd.


  • #8
    PaulPinnacle
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    Qualitymark wrote: »
    I wonder why it's buffering for my friend then. Odd.
    Buffering is just a sign that the video is playing at a speed faster than the user is downloading it.

    There are only really two solutions. Downgrade the quality of the video so users can download it faster (far from ideal, but basically your .mov to .flv scenario) or have the user upgrade their internet connection :p again, not exactly perfect. (You could consider loading an 'audio only' version for users on a slow connection [far smaller file], but that really defeats the entire purpose of it. Or possibly make the videos available for download so that the streaming/buffering isn't an issue [they only watch it when it's totally downloaded])

    The video plays fine for me, no issues at all. If I were to try and view it using a mobile broadband connection in my parents house, it would take close to 30 minutes for the full video to download (on a good day), so I would suffer a lot of play/pause/buffer/repeat issues throughout. It means that I either start a video playing, pause it and allow it to buffer in the background to work around the issues or, more commonly, just avoid watching videos on a poor connection.

    Playing with the file type should allow you to reduce the file size, thus reducing the buffering issues, but it isn't a 'sure fix'. It's also normally a trade of between 'size' and 'quality'. So the more you reduce the size, the more you'll (probably) reduce the quality (some conversions will have less noticeable effects than others, so hopefully someone can help you out there).


  • #9
    Qualitymark
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    Hm. Thanks. I think I'll just leave it be. My friend's in Southern California, a step from Silicon Valley, and has a steamin' broadband speed. Who knows....?


  • #10
    vibe666
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    Qualitymark wrote: »
    Hm. Thanks. I think I'll just leave it be. My friend's in Southern California, a step from Silicon Valley, and has a steamin' broadband speed. Who knows....?
    generally, if it's not their broadband speed it's congestion on either net between them and the youtube servers, or the youtube servers themselves. i quite often end up with buffering on youtube even though i'm on UPC 30mbps and the speed of my connection is plenty fast enough to not have buffering issues, even at peak times.

    i had a problem with video length for a slideshow of our wedding so instead of youtube, i just uploaded it to vimeo. as long as its your own content, it's a lot beter than youtube for HD video and longer video's as well (iimho) as they don't limit the length of the video's like youtube does.


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